O tempora, o mores

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

Second day of (proper) classes.
Granted, we start early (0800 in the morning. Yay. I’m in need of a nap already..).
Granted, travelling from home to college can take some time (I’m up since 0600, whence me needing a nap).
Gut fuck you (general you), if you ain’t able to properly plan your travel, and show up at [...]

The Internet: The end of the gatekeeper?

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Image by jovike via Flickr

Die gute Tat der Piraten (German) is an article talking about how the relationship artist – record label is changing. The Big 4 labels are moving away from finding and publishing new artists (and risking their investments if an artist isn’t as good as hoped, and doesn’t produce a steady revenue [...]

RMM: Huh?

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

The Twitter/Ruby on Rails world is abuzz with the “Rails Maturity Model”.
So, curious fellow that I am, I have taken a look at the website.
And I’m left with a big “huh?”
Yes, that’s right, I have no idea what it is about. And I have the feeling that I’m not alone in this. A lot of [...]

On Edginess, Community, and How That Reflects on You

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

This article has two parts: One is a bit analytical, the other is highly opinionated (so, probably more fun to read).
A bit of exposition first: Somebody did a technical presentation at a technical conference. Unfortunately, a few members took offence at the presentation. Not its contents, mind you, but the way the presentation was done. [...]